League

Stade de Lenfer
Spectators: 7620 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 120) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Irakliy Kurennov started the match with the kick off. Marc Agniel hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Nantes FC's zone, Redouane Giard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mohamed Luciani came out of the goal and Redouane Giard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hassan Delestre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without François-Xavier Ferrière having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Nantes FC's François-Xavier Ferrière threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Irakliy Kurennov, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Hassan Delestre might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over François-Xavier Ferrière. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hassan Delestre ran back to his position shaking his head. When Nantes FC's Hassan Delestre in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Neudorf's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Neudorf's François-Xavier Ferrière got control of the ball when Hassan Delestre tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 15th match minute, Nantes FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hassan Delestre to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Irakliy Kurennov in the 17th minute of play forced Neudorf's goalkeeper François-Xavier Ferrière to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Irakliy Kurennov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but François-Xavier Ferrière was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Neudorf's François-Xavier Ferrière proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Neudorf from getting a goal against them. Evan Diguet charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evan Diguet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Evan Diguet kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After some careless play in the Nantes FC defense, Philippe Castillon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mohamed Luciani. The Nantes FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mohamed Luciani should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Nantes FC defense, Redouane Giard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mohamed Luciani. The Nantes FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mohamed Luciani should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hassan Delestre got free with François-Xavier Ferrière in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. François-Xavier Ferrière made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Hassan Delestre sent off a good shot on target. Mohamed Luciani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Redouane Giard in the 38th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Hassan Delestre managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nantes FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hassan Delestre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. François-Xavier Ferrière breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. François-Xavier Ferrière made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Hassan Delestre sent off a good shot on target. 47 minutes into the match, Neudorf's goal looked a bit too open when Irakliy Kurennov came free, but François-Xavier Ferrière reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Philippe Castillon stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Mohamed Luciani made an important save on a dangerous shot by Philippe Castillon in the 52nd minute. Joachim Lager kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. When Nantes FC's Irakliy Kurennov in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Neudorf's goalie prevented a goal. 58 minutes had been played when some careless play by Neudorf's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lenny Soula was slow to take the kick. During this time Nantes FC's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Clément Lachaize managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. A hard shot by Félicien Gagne from long distance, 62 minutes into the match, got Mohamed Luciani's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 64 minutes, Joachim Lager mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Neudorf and the Nantes FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. 63 minutes into the game, one of Neudorf:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. François-Xavier Ferrière came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Nantes FC's Hassan Delestre. But to his dismay, Hassan Delestre quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Mohamed Luciani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dave Magnon in the 79th minute of the match. In the 82nd minute of the match, Redouane Giard tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mohamed Luciani saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Neudorf's Dave Magnon got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mohamed Luciani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Redouane Giard in the 86th minute of the match. Mohamed Luciani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dave Magnon, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 99th minute Redouane Giard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mohamed Luciani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.